Ice-cream-can holder



J.. GOLDSMIIH. ICE CREAM CAN HOLDER. 'APPLICATYION' FILED OCT. 6. 1920.

Patented Feb. 28, 1922.

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. other product contained in the can.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH GOLDSMITH, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

ICE-GREAM-CAN HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 28, 1922.

Application filed October 6, 1920. Serial No. 415,014,.

1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn GOLDSMITH, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of the city of Seattle, King County, State of I'Vashington, have invent ed certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Cream-Can Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to refrigerating tubs, such, for instance, as are usedfor holding or storing ice cream and consists essentially in a spacer adapted to be inserted and held between the can and tub so as to hold the can in exact position and to close the annular chamber formed between the can and tub.

The novelty of my invention lies specifically in the spacer which is employed for securing the can accurately in place in the tub whereby it is possible to use refrigerated brine as the element for maintaining the low temperature of the ice cream or This latter result is the chief object of my invention.

The particular features which I deem to be new and upon which I desire a patent will first be described and then particularly defined by the claims terminating this specifieation.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown my invention constructed in accordance with the design which I now prefer to use.

Figure 1 is a vertical central section through the storing tub, showing the can and spacer in elevation.

Figure 2 shows the spacer separated from the other parts and in perspective.

Figure 3 is a half-section and half-plan view of the tub showing the can and spacer in position.

My invention is particularly designed to enable refrigerated brine to be used as the refrigerant, rather than crushed ice. In using brine in tubs of this character which are to be transported and to be held in locations separated from the source of refrigeration, it has heretofore been most con venient to use crushed ice. This, however, requires considerable work and has some disadvantages which the ability to conveniently use refrigerated brine would not have. In using brine, however, it is necessary to space and hold the can properly in the tub and to have a device which is simple in construction for doing this work and which is also convenient in use.

In the drawings 1 represents an outer tub, herein shown as of square shape, although ts exterior outline is immaterial so long as it provides a suflicient space for an insulating material between its walls and the walls of the brine container tub 2. The brlne container tub 2 is suiiiciently larger than the can 3 in which the ice cream or other product is placed, as to provide room for a sufficient quantity of the refrigerating liquid. The spacer is shown separately in Figure 2 and, as therein illustrated, consists of three vertical bars lwhich are interposed between the can and the tub walls. These are provided with laterally extending arms, as and 41, which engage the wall of the tub. In the construction shown, the bars 4 lie close against the side ofthe can. It 1s, of course, obvious that they might be spaced away from the can so long as portions thereof, or parts connected therewith, act as spacers between the can and the tub wall.

The lower ends of these rods are secured together, as also are the upper ends, so as to form a cage-like structure into which the can will snugly fit and one also which will engage the side walls of the tub at sulfieient points to hold it accurately in position. As herein shown the lower ends of the bars are inwardly bent, as shown at d2,

, and are secured together as by a rivet 4:3.

The lower spacers 41 are shown as each formed of a short finger, which is secured to the bars The upper spacing fingers 40 may be formed as an integral part of the bar lby bending the same outward, or they may be made as a separate piece attached thereto, as desired.

To the upper ends of the verticalbars 4; is secured a spacing and sealing ring 5. Preferably this ring is of a material which has a certain amount of insulating quality, as wood. It may be of compound construction in order to secure better insulation, or it may be made of other material, as may be desired. It is of such width as to fill the space between the can and tub fairly closely. In order to secure a tight joint betweenthe outer edges of this ring and the tub, I may provide it with a packing ring, such, for instance, as a section of rubber pipe 6. The central opening of this ring is of such size'as to closely fit about the can.

The standard cans are usually provided with an outwardly projecting rib, as is shown at 30, a short distance inward from their upper end. I prefer to have the opening in the ring 5 small enough so as not to permit passage of this rib. The rib may therefore rest upon this ring 5 and in part or wholly be supported thereby. In order to securely fix the spacer with relation to the can, I have shown securing buttons or catches, as 7, which are pivoted upon the upper surface of the ring 5 and which have an upturned inward end 70, which is adapted, when properly positioned, to extend over the rib 30, as is clearly shown in Figure 1.

In order to indicate just the amount of refrigerating liquid which is required to fill the space between the can and the tub, which liquid would be inserted while the can was not in position, I have provided an indicating finger 8 which is secured to one of the bars 4 at such height that if the tub be filled to this level before the can is inserted, the liquid will be just suificient to fill the can and tub when the can is in place. I have provided a drain 9, through which the brine may be drawn off when desired. A cover 11 of any suitable shape is provided for the. tub.

The spacer above described is of simple and economical construction and will hold the can and the tub in exact relationship. It is also very convenient to use and makes the use of brine as a refrigerating element far more convenient than the use of crushed ice.

hat I claim as my invention is:

l. A can spacer for ice cream tubs comprising vertical arms connected at top and bottom to receive the can between them, the connection at their top comprising an annulus forming a spacer closing the space between the can and tub walls.

2. A can spacer for refrigerating tubs adapted to fit between the can and the tub and having spacing fingers extending between can and tub, a sealing ring between can and tub carried by the upper part of the spacer, and means for securing the spacer to the can.

3. The combination in a tub for holding ice cream and other refrigerated products, a

brine holding container, a. spacer fitting within the tub and adapted to receive the can containing the ice cream or other refrigerated product, and a ring carried by the spacer and closely fitting the space between the upper end of the can and the tub.

4:. A storage tub for holding ice cream or other refrigerated products comprising a brine holding tub having exterior insulw tion, a spacing frame fitting between the ice cream can and the tub and holding the can raised above the bottom of the tub, and a sealing ring fitting between the can, at its top, and the tub.

5. A refrigerating tub comprising a brine holder, a spacer fitting within said brine holder and adapted to receive the can containing the refrigerated product, and a sealing ring fitting bet-ween the upper part of said can and the tub walls. I

G. A spacer for use in ice cream holding tubs comprising vertically extending bars having inwardly extending arms centrally secured together and outwardly extending arms at top and bottom engaging the tub walls, and a ring connecting the upper ends of said bars.

7. A can spacer for ice cream tubs comprising vertical ams connected at top and bot-tom to receive the can between them, the connection at their top comprising an annulus forming a spacer closing the space between the can and tub walls, and spacing fingers at the bottom of said vertical arms extending between the can and tub walls.

8. A can spacer for refrigerating tubs comprising a plurality of vertical bars, spacing fingers carried at top and at bottom of said bars and extending between can and tub walls, the lower ends of the vertical bars being extended to meet and secure together, and a sealing ring secured to the upper ends of said vertical rods and closing the space between can and tub. I

9. A can spacer for refrigerating tubs comprising three vertical bars bent inwards at their lower end and secured together to form a cage for the reception of the can, the upper ends of said bars being bent outward to forrn'spacing fingers between can and tub, and spacing fingers secured to the lower parts of said bars and extending across the space between can and tub.

10. A spacer for cans in refrigerating tubs comprising-a frame adapted to fit between can and tub and having a ring at its upper end closing the space between can and tub, and adjustable catches carried by said ring and adapted to engage the can to clamp it in place. i V

11. A spacer for cans in refrigerating tubs comprising a frame adapted to fit between can and tub and having a ring at its upper end closing the space between can and tub, said ring engaging from below a projecting rib on the can and adjustable catches carried by the ring and adapted to engage the same rib from above to thereby secure the can in place.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 30th day of September, 1920.

JOSEPH GOLDSMITH. 

